Synonyms for Startling:

• adj.

  •alarming (adjective)
  • dis-quieting,
  • dis quieting.
  •all (adjective)
  • startling.
  •amazing (adjective)
  • astounding.
  •astonishing (adjective)
  • most bewildering,
  • most stupefying,
  • extra-ordinary,
  • more bewildering,
  • be wildering,
  • impressive,
  • more stupefying,
  • be-wildering.
  •astounding (adjective)
  • over whelming,
  • over-whelming,
  • mindblowing,
  • more confounding,
  • eyepopping,
  • eye popping,
  • most confounding,
  • mind blowing.
  •different (adjective)
  • another story,
  • singular,
  • several,
  • something else,
  • most novel,
  • unique.
  •disturbing (adjective)
  • more vexing,
  • in convenient,
  • most discommoding,
  • dis comforting,
  • more impeding,
  • more discommoding,
  • dis-concerting,
  • de-pressing,
  • embarrassing,
  • more troubling,
  • most aggravating,
  • de pressing,
  • dis-comforting,
  • dis-maying,
  • most discomposing,
  • more foreboding,
  • more aggravating,
  • dis concerting,
  • dis maying,
  • more discomforting,
  • most foreboding,
  • troubling,
  • dis-composing,
  • Harassing,
  • most discomforting,
  • more dismaying,
  • impeding,
  • in-convenient,
  • fore-boding,
  • most dismaying,
  • most harassing,
  • fore boding,
  • more disconcerting,
  • most vexing,
  • most agitating,
  • dis-agreeable,
  • dis agreeable,
  • most disconcerting,
  • most troubling,
  • dis composing,
  • most impeding,
  • more harassing,
  • more discomposing,
  • more agitating.
  •dramatic (adjective)
  • Histrionical,
  • farcical,
  • expressive,
  • Theatric,
  • tragicomic,
  • suspenseful.
  •frightful (adjective)
  • unexpected,
  • astonishing.
  •histrionical (adjective)
  • thest,
  • THER.
  •lurid (adjective)
  • most low-down,
  • more low down,
  • more lowdown,
  • low down,
  • most horrifying,
  • most low down,
  • most lowdown,
  • off color,
  • offcolor,
  • more horrifying,
  • more low-down,
  • dis gusting,
  • dis-gusting.
  •mind-boggling (adjective)
  • eye-opening.
  •prodigious (adjective)
  • most out of this world,
  • un-real,
  • fabbest,
  • more out of this world,
  • more out-of-this-world,
  • fabber,
  • most out-of-this-world.
  •rude (adjective)
  • un pleasant,
  • more unprecise,
  • un-precise,
  • un precise,
  • most imprecise,
  • more guessed,
  • more surmised,
  • most guessed,
  • most surmised,
  • in ballpark,
  • most unprecise,
  • un-pleasant.
  •striking (adjective)
  • most arrestive,
  • out standing,
  • eyecatching,
  • more arrestive,
  • more dynamite,
  • eye catching,
  • most dynamite.
  •surprising (adjective)
  • from left field,
  • unforeseen,
  • unanticipated,
  • sudden,
  • without warning.
  •uncommon (adjective)
  • un familiar,
  • more seldom,
  • un-familiar,
  • most outre,
  • few,
  • most seldom,
  • out of way,
  • in frequent,
  • out way,
  • un common,
  • more outre,
  • un-commoner,
  • un customary,
  • un-commonest,
  • un commonest,
  • in-frequent,
  • un commoner,
  • un-customary,
  • most uncustomary,
  • out the way,
  • un-common,
  • more uncustomary,
  • un-accustomed,
  • un accustomed.
  •unexpected (adjective)
  • not in cards,
  • un-expected,
  • more unlooked-for,
  • most payback,
  • unlookedfor,
  • most unlooked for,
  • not cards,
  • more unlookedfor,
  • un heralded,
  • not the cards,
  • un expected,
  • more unlooked for,
  • un-heralded,
  • most unlookedfor,
  • most unlooked-for,
  • more payback.
  •unforeseen (adjective)
  • un foreseen,
  • sur-prise,
  • un-calculated,
  • most surprise,
  • un calculated,
  • most uncalculated,
  • more surprise,
  • un-foreseen,
  • more uncalculated,
  • sur prise.
  •unsettling (adjective)
  • un-settling,
  • un settling.
  •upsetting (adjective)
  • up-setting,
  • up setting.
  •wonderful (adjective)
  • unheardof,
  • in credible,
  • aweinspiring,
  • awe inspiring,
  • in-credible.

• n.

  •
  • staggering,
  • phenomenal,
  • extraordinary,
  • earth-shattering,
  • sensational,
  • remarkable.

• v.

  •alarming (verb)
  • signaling,
  • panicking,
  • dismaying,
  • frightening,
  • shocking,
  • alerting,
  • Scaring.
  •surprising (verb)
  • catching unawares,
  • stunning,
  • taking aback,
  • jolting.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • terrifying,
  • noticeable,
  • starting,
  • mind-blowing,
  • dazzling,
  • deterrent,
  • Derailing,
  • unannounced,
  • effective,
  • rapid,
  • hair-raising,
  • spooky,
  • swift,
  • bounding,
  • jumping,
  • horrifying,
  • fearful,
  • rousing,
  • disheartening,
  • speedy,
  • marvellous,
  • blindsiding,
  • miraculous,
  • dumfounding,
  • precipitate,
  • chilling,
  • departing,
  • appalling,
  • disconcerting,
  • petrifying,
  • galvanising,
  • spectacular,
  • Boggling,
  • breathtaking,
  • undreamt of,
  • surprise,
  • alternating,
  • vivid,
  • unnerving,
  • parting,
  • flabbergasting,
  • Wincing,
  • Skipping,
  • harrowing,
  • numbing,
  • unsought,
  • graphic,
  • dreadful,
  • catch out,
  • fearsome,
  • complete,
  • major,
  • intimidating,
  • immediate,
  • wondrous,
  • hasty,
  • awesome,
  • exceptional,
  • quick,
  • frightful,
  • moving,
  • offsetting,
  • overhear,
  • fabulous,
  • catch,
  • overtake,
  • melodramatic,
  • jaw-dropping,
  • undreamed of,
  • precipitous,
  • Deterring,
  • headlong,
  • confounding,
  • Shying,
  • unwonted,
  • strange,
  • jerking,
  • startle,
  • amaze,
  • disquieting,
  • abrupt,
  • bypassing,
  • Overawing,
  • chance,
  • overwhelming,
  • noteworthy,
  • radical,
  • stupefying,
  • daunting,
  • scary,
  • brisk,
  • dire,
  • unconventional,
  • marked,
  • impetuous,
  • distressing,
  • startled,
  • electrifying,
  • unpredicted,
  • Initiating,
  • amazing,
  • instantaneous,
  • notable,
  • be afraid,
  • impulsive,
  • threatening,
  • fortuitous,
  • formidable,
  • jarring,
  • frighten,
  • awing,
  • bewildering,
  • Commencing,
  • dumbfounding,
  • precipitant,
  • Originating,
  • discouraging,
  • fantastic,
  • considerable,
  • unusual,
  • rash.

Paraphrases for Startling:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    astonishing, staggering, surprising, striking, astounding, amazing, remarkable.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    impressive, dramatic, horrifying, puzzling, intimidating, alarmist, phenomenal, extraordinary, worrying, jaw-dropping, troubling, disquieting, miraculous, stark, uncanny, chilling, unexpected, overwhelming, surprised, outstanding, unusual, worrisome, unbelievable, awesome, odd.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    jumping.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    alarming, stunning, frightening, shocking, breathtaking, sensational, disturbing, spectacular, appalling, terrifying, perplexing, incredible, distressing, scary, strange, daunting, frightful, ostentatious.

Antonyms for Startling:

• adj.

  • frightful
    expected.
  • Other antonyms:
    unremarkable, typical, unsurprising, mundane, unexceptional, normal, common, usual, customary, ordinary.